Links to Arctic research, meteorology, sea ice and specific Svalbard issues
Svalbard links:
The Svalbard treaty
The Governor (Sysselmannen) of Svalbard
Security related issues for the Svalbard landscape (Norwegian only)
Svalbard environmental regulations
The University Courses on Svalbard (UNIS)
Kings Bay (Ny Ålesund) large scale research facility
Svalbard research activities
Svalbard contacts and general information
Arctic climate and meteorology:
Weather now in Adventdalen, central Spitsbergen
Latest satellite image of Svalbard
Latest Longyearbyen weather forecast
Latest North Atlantic weather forecast
Recent North Atlantic visual meteorological situation
Recent Northern Hemisphere surface temperatures and pressure
Recent Northern Hemisphere wind, precipitation and surface temperatures
Recent Northern Hemisphere precipitable atmospheric water
Long Range Northern Hemisphere Weather Forecast (4 month sea-level pressure deviation)
Arctic sea ice and snow cover:
Recent Northern Hemisphere snow and sea ice extension
Recent cryosphere at a glance
Avalanches:
Avalanche advice
Arctic research projects, organizations and data sources:
Arctic Climate Impact Assesment (ACIA)
Arctic Coastal Dynamics (ACD)
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM)
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
Global Terrestrial Network-Permafrost (GTN-P) - borehole monitoring
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P)
Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
International Permafrost Association (IPA)
National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Permafrost and Climate in Europe (PACE)
Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC)
Latest update: 5. April 2005.
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